Caliper Bolt ?'s G-60's

[Phil Payne]

> Actually the real reason it fell out is that I was not using the correct
> locking bolt, I promptly ordered a fistful and installed them... using
> antiseize, like all the criminals do on their getaway cars.

Definition of organised crime in Liverpool: filling up the getaway car _BEFORE_ robbing the bank.

Every vehicle manufacturer that I know of specifies that fasteners must be dry.  If anti-seize were at all a good idea, don't you think the factory would use it?  After all, they carry the cost of most operations throughout the warranty period.  But they don't use it - you never find it on a factory-installed nut or bolt.

I've seen _REAL_ Audi experts (against whom I am nothing) like Martyn Parker at BRM take a carload of wheel bolts and just drop them in the degreaser.  Many times on BRM visits I've walked past the degreaser and seen a wire basket with 20 bolts in it.  Martyn helped Audi win two world championship rally titles.

There are applications for anti-seize on Audis - especially between the brake disc and hub.  NOT on safety-critical fasteners - its use results in the standard torque producing axial loads up to 75% greater than specification - the results can include warped discs and even cracked wheels.



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